Biography

Dan Baker is a producer, project manager and consultant working in theatre and live arts. He is currently Creative Producer for Barbican Theatre, Plymouth.

Since completing his training on the MA Advanced Theatre Practice course at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in 2009, Dan has produced a broad spectrum of work, including a variety of performances and large-scale events. Alongside his role at Barbican Theatre, Dan is a founder and Producer of Plymouth Fringe Festival and Toast, as well as being Producer for the Molinogroup. He has previously been Producer for Agent 160 Theatre Company, Associate Producer for Box of Tricks and Producer for EmptyBox Theatre.

Dan has delivered projects in various capacities for high-profile organisations including:

Arts Council England

The Old Vic, London

The Bush Theatre, London

IdeasTap

Almeida Theatre, London

Theatre Royal Plymouth

As well as managing projects and events, has also been invited to speak at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of Winchester and Plymouth University. He has written featured articles for Arts Professional Magazine and IdeasTap alongside his own blog - BurntArts - and has offered consultancy services to a number of emerging artists and companies in areas of producing, fundraising and PR/marketing.

Dan is also an experienced workshop leader, with a background in education and outreach work. Capable of delivering one-off or durational workshops or residencies, Dan has experience of working with groups with all ages and abilities - leading sessions as diverse as developing basic drama skills to facilitating sessions on producing and devising new work. He has also worked with students in Higher Education, delivering lectures around various aspects related to his own practice.

Should you have an interest in working with Dan in some way, then please feel free to get in touch with an outline of your proposal. Please be aware that, due to a high volume of ongoing projects, Dan cannot consider unpaid work at this time.